Cargo Commander

Cargo Commander

Steam Deck Playable

Serious Brew · Indie · Nov 1, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.24.

82%
Very Positive
926 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 926 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Pros: 🚀 Unique Concept and Gameplay Mechanics Cargo Commander introduces a fresh and innovative concept, combining platforming with cargo retrieval mechanics in the vastness of space.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Only by snatching these green-glowing boxes can you progress through Cargo Commander’s ‘story’, which essentially revolves around climbing the greasy corporate pole from Deckswab Trainee to Boss by collecting new types of cargo.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ graphics are okay (how to make space and metal looking awesome?!
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Other Drawbacks: 🎶 Sound Design and Music While the game features atmospheric sound design and music, some players may find the audio elements lacking in diversity or impact.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
My only gripe is that this game seems like it would be a good fit for kids, but if you tap a key/button (it has full controller support) too many times or hit a certain key, your character suddenly starts spouting profanities (which are also flashed around your character).
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay77 reviews
Story and characters44 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer13 reviews
85%
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat36 reviews
81%
Crashes12 reviews
75%
Bugs8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.